Standing in the Shadows. Peter Robinson. 2023.

Late November, 1980. 

English student Nick Hartley returns from a lecture to find his house full of police officers. As he discovers that his ex-girlfriend has been found murdered in a nearby park, and her new boyfriend is missing. Nick quickly realises he is a suspect since he has no convincing alibi. But Nick has his own suspicions. 

Late November, 2019. 
An archaeological dig near Scotch Corner unearths a skeleton that turns out to be far more recent than the Roman remains they were looking for. Detective Superintendent Alan Banksans his team are called to investigate.